Marshalling the NHS Big Walk

Marshalling the NHS Big Walk

Early on Sunday Morning 23rd June, over 20 East Ribble Brethren, partners and friends gathered at Royal Blackburn Hospital to receive their instructions for marshalling the first NHS Big walk for the Hospital’s charity ELHT&ME. This event saw 100 walkers from each...

Ecclesholme Summer Fair

Ecclesholme Summer Fair

Sunday the 9th June saw the annual Friends of Ecclesholme Summer Fair held at Elm Bank Masonic Hall, Half Edge Lane, Eccles. The event was supported by East and West Lancashire and Cheshire masons. This year the Right Worshipful Brother Stephen Blank, the Provincial...

152nd Great Harwood Agricultural Show

152nd Great Harwood Agricultural Show

On Bank Holiday Monday 27th May, several volunteers representing the East Ribble District gave their time and braved the sunshine and showers (not so much of the first and more of the latter!) to deliver the Provincial trailer to the Great Harwood Agricultural Show,...

Presentation Of Cheque To East Lancs. Hospice For Drinks Trolley

Presentation Of Cheque To East Lancs. Hospice For Drinks Trolley

Over ten years ago, local Freemason Harry Hesmondalgh was at the East Lancs Hospice and saw the patients’ drinks trolley was very poorly stocked He approached the local Freemasons to help re-stock the trolley, and ever since, the East Ribble District Freemasons have...

Supporting Ethan towards the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

Supporting Ethan towards the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

Ethan Naisbitt is a 15 year old who studies at Accrington Academy.  Before Ethan was born his parents thought that they were going to have a healthy baby.  However after he was born, Ethan had to be resuscitated and put onto a ventilator in intensive care.  As Ethan's...

More Than '180!' for Blackburn Youth Darts Academy

More Than '180!' for Blackburn Youth Darts Academy

Blackburn Youth Darts Academy has been in existence for just over two years now and aims to promote darts to children and young people in the area. The club is a non-profit making organisation which holds weekly coaching sessions at The Two Gates Bowling Club in...

Freemasons Walk the District

Freemasons Walk the District

“Walk the District” is a new initiative introduced this year and involved 50 walkers from Rochdale, Todmorden and Bacup Masonic Lodges together with family and friends who walked a 23 mile circular route around Rochdale District. The Mayor of Rochdale Councillor...

50 Years For Alan Ward

50 Years For Alan Ward

On Tuesday the 28th of May 2019, St Peter’s Deane Lodge No.6521, along with the Assistant Provincial Grand Master WBro John Griffin PSGD, a District Deputation, many visiting Brethren along with family, friends and non-masonic guests, celebrated WBro Alan...

East Ribble District Summer Draw and Social

East Ribble District Summer Draw and Social

On a typically rainy Summer Sunday afternoon, many Brethren, families and friends gathered at the Swan and Royal in Clitheroe to enjoy great fellowship and a superb Sunday lunch all whilst keeping their fingers crossed in the hope of winning the first prize in the...

East Lancashire Masonic Charity Visits Ecclesholme

East Lancashire Masonic Charity Visits Ecclesholme

The East Lancashire Masonic Charity Chairman, Chad Northcott, and the Operations Director, Julie Ward, attended Ecclesholme  to present £4000 to the Association of Friends of Ecclesholme Benevolent Committee. Peter Hegarty (Chairman of the Friends) and Stan Bibby...

Roch Valley LODGE No. 5120

Roch Valley LODGE No. 5120

An Explanation for the Third Degree Ceremony  given by members of the Provincial Learning and Development Committee. Wednesday 29th May, 2019 Worshipful Master WBro. Stephen J Bullen PProSGD,  PProvSGD WBro Stephen Bullen, Worshipful Master, and the Brethren of Roch...

Lift for Lifelites

Lift for Lifelites

On Friday 10th May, Simone Enefer-Doy (Chief Executive of Lifelites Charity) and her team left their office in London to embark on this year’s challenge.  Volunteers across the Provinces have been providing transport to get her around every county in England and...